Today’s Opinions | 6.12.08

As reported in our earlier LiveBlog, the Court issued five opinions today, including a decision in Boumediene, the Guantanamo detainees case. Links to the opinions are available below.

The opinion by Justice Kennedy in Boumediene v. Bush (06-1195) and Al-Odah v. United States (06-1196) is available here. Justice Souter issued a concurring opinion joined by Justices Ginsburg and Breyer. The Chief Justice wrote a dissent joined by Justices Scalia, Thomas and Alito. Justice Scalia filed a dissent, joined by the Chief Justice and Justics Thomas and Alito.

The unanimous opinion by the Chief Justice in the consolidated cases of Munaf v. Geren (06-1666) and Geren v. Omar (07-394) is available here. Justice Souter filed a concurring opinion joined by Justices Ginsburg and Breyer.

The unanimous opinion by Justice Ginsburg in Taylor v. Sturgell (07-371) is available here.

The opinion by Justice Kennedy in Republic of the Philippines v. Pimentel (06-1204) is available here. Justices Stevens and Souter filed opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part.

The opinion by Justice Stevens in Irizarry v. United States (06-7517) is available here. Justice Breyer wrote a dissent joined by Justices Kennedy, Souter and Ginsburg.

Aug. 2015

In a conversation with Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard, Justice Samuel Alito reflects upon (among other things) his arrival on the Court, recent First Amendment cases, the themes in his dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges, and his love for baseball.